In 2006, Romanian Television (Televiziunea Română, TVR) conducted a vote to determine whom the general public considered the 100 Greatest Romanians of all time, in a version of the British TV show 100 Greatest Britons. The resulting series, Great Romanians (), included individual programmes on the top ten, with viewers having further opportunities to vote after each programme. It concluded with a debate. On 21 October, TVR announced that the "greatest Romanian of all time" according to the voting was Stephen the Great. Top 10 Full list Stephen the Great Carol I Mihai Eminescu Mihai Viteazul Richard Wurmbrand Ion Antonescu Mircea Eliade Alexandru Ioan Cuza Constantin Brâncuși Nadia Comăneci Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918–1989) – last communist dictator of Romania Vlad Țepeș (1431–1476) – Prince of Wallachia Gigi Becali (1958– ) – politician and businessman, football club owner Henri Coandă (1886–1972) – inventor and aerodynamics pioneer Gheorghe Hagi (1965– ) – football player Ion Luca Caragiale (1852–1912) – playwright and short story writer Nicolae Iorga (1871–1940) – historian, writer, and politician Constantin Brâncoveanu (1654–1714) – Prince of Wallachia George Enescu (1881–1955) – composer and musician Gregorian Bivolaru (1952– ) – founder of MISA yoga organization Mirel Rădoi (1980– ) – football player Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (1899–1938) – founder of the Legionary Movement, the main Romanian fascist movement during the 1930s Nicolae Titulescu (1882–1941) – diplomat, president of the League of Nations Ferdinand I of Romania (1865–1927) – King of Romania during World War I, who oversaw the creation of "Greater Romania" Mihai I (1921–2017) – last King of Romania before communist period Decebalus (87–106) – last King of Dacia before Roman conquest Traian Băsescu (1951–) – politician, former President of Romania Gheorghe Mureșan (1971– ) – NBA basketball player Ion I. C. Brătianu (1864–1927) – liberal politician, Prime Minister of Romania for five terms Răzvan Lucescu (1969– ) football player and football club manager Nicolae Paulescu (1869–1931) – physiologist, one of the scientists who developed diabetes treatment with insulin Iuliu Maniu (1873–1953) – politician, fought for the national rights of the Romanians of Transylvania Iuliu Hossu (1885–1970) – Greek-Catholic bishop, victim of the communist regime Emil Cioran (1911–1995) – philosopher, writer, and essayist Avram Iancu (1824–1872) – leader of the 1848 Romanian revolution in Transylvania Burebista (? – 44 BC) – King of Dacia Marie of Romania (1875–1938) – Queen of Romania Petre Țuțea (1902–1991) – philosopher, Christian-fascist intellectual, victim of the